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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.2363, -73.4915

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in New York. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New York sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 77th, summer 74th, fall 66th)
  • New York: 87th percentile (spring 85th, summer 79th, fall 83rd)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 93rd percentile (spring 81st, summer 96th, fall 78th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New York, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

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An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.